A new sports complex at Potomac Shores could soon bear the name of hometown sports hero Ali Krieger.
A new sports complex to be built by Potomac Shores as part of a 2013 agreement between the developer and Prince William County will include nine new fields, some to include soccer fields, a softball field, and two little league fields.
Potomac District Supervisor Maureen Caddigan wants to name the new sports complex after Ali Krieger, a member of the 2015 World Cup Championship U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. Krieger was born in Alexandria and grew up in Dumfries.
“This is really the last large park that is going to be built in eastern Prince William County, most likely, and in the Potomac District there really aren’t any soccer fields in the district, and this is a way to recognize one of Prince William County’s finest,” said Director of Prince William Soccer Inc. Mike Yeatts.
Krieger now lives in Arlington. Yeatts said he planned to speak with krieger family to gauge their reaction to the naming proposal. The soccer star could issue a statement through her agent, added Yeatts.
The “Ali krieger Sports Complex” would be located at 2400 River Heritage Boulevard.
A name change is also being considered for the Ben Lomond Community Center outside Manassas.
Located at 10501 Copeland Drive, the nearly 10,000 square feet commuity center has two meeting rooms, a multipurpose room, two dance studio, and a classroom, according to county documents.
Officials want to rename the center the “Pat White Center at Ben Lomond.” White was a community organizer who in 1970 formed a coalition of people who banded together to save a barn on the old Ben Lomond property — a dairy farm that purchased by a developer and turned into the residential neighborhood it is today.
The “save the barn campaign” was successful and county officials passed a bond referendum to save the structure. But repairs to the old barn became too costly, and the barn was replaced with a replica structure, according to county documents.
A naming committee inside the county’s parks and recreation department went to work August 19 and decided to name the center after White.
The naming of the sports complex, and renaming the community center are expected to be discussed Tuesday at the Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting.
